The same Washington politicians who were whining about DOGE laying off unnecessary bureaucrats just a few months ago are now exposing who is and isn’t an essential employee by shutting down the government. The Schumer shutdown has sent home 750,000 federal employees deemed non-essential, ...
The Fort Dodge community recently received a big vote of confidence from the state officials in charge of housing incentives. Those officials awarded about $1.8 million in tax credits for two construction projects: one at District 29 on the city’s east side and a new apartment complex ...
To the editor: I am composing this letter to show my support for Jeanette Moss who is running for City Council in Ward 3. I met Jeanette at Community and Family Resources in 2018 when I was beginning my sobriety journey. Jeanette herself was a couple of years in her journey, and she was ...
What are the odds that a couple celebrates 60 years of marriage in the same year they both reached 80 years of age? Infinitesimally slim, to be sure. Joan and Tom Tibbitts celebrated both milestones earlier this year, but a third milestone number they achieved turns out to be the most ...
Nobody knows exactly how long humans have cultivated the soybean, but agricultural historians seem quite certain its domestication as a crop in China dates back three millennia. There are actually Chinese records documenting soybean growth as far back as the 11th century. There is some ...
To the editor: For over 28 years, I have had the privilege of living across from Armstrong Park. I’ve seen neighbors cast fishing lines into the pond, children running along the banks, and families gathering to picnic and enjoy nature. Armstrong Park has always been more than just land and ...